Hepatitis B Vaccination: What Everyone Should Know
One of the Recommended Vaccines by Disease
About the Disease
- CDC's official Hepatitis B website
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Pictures of Hepatitis B
Warning: Some of these photos are quite graphic. - CDC en Español! - Hepatitis
- Hepatitis B basics
Fact sheet offers overview of Hepatitis B disease and vaccine risks and benefits
Vaccine Information
The vaccination schedule most often used for adults and children has been three intramuscular injections, the second and third administered 1 and 6 months after the first. Recombivax HB® has been approved as a two dose series for adolescents 11–15 years of age. Twinrix® has also been approved as a four dose accelerated schedule.
- Who Needs to be Vaccinated?
- Side effects from vaccine
Excerpt from Vaccine Information Statement - Vaccine Information Statement (VIS)
- State Vaccine Requirements
- Travelers information
Vaccine information and recommended doses, etc. - "Every week hundreds of people get hepatitis B. Get Protected! Get Vaccinated!" [2 pages]
Tri-fold brochure on hepatitis B vaccination for adults
Beliefs & Concerns
There is no confirmed evidence which indicates that hepatitis B vaccine can cause chronic illnesses.
- Multiple Sclerosis (MS) and Hepatitis B Vaccine
- The Safety of Multiple Vaccines
For example, DTaP-Hib and Hib-HepB (hepatitis B)
Vaccine Safety
As with all vaccines, there can be minor reactions, including pain and redness at the injection site, headache, fatigue or a vague feeling of discomfort.
- Is the Hepatitis B vaccine safe? and other frequently asked questions
Who Should Not be Vaccinated?
- Who should not be vaccinated with Hepatitis B vaccine?
Excerpt from Vaccine Information Statement
- Page last reviewed: March 1, 2017
- Page last updated: March 1, 2017
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